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ishpat to be broken
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3053 | revised Nov 07 2005
ishpat • V • to be broken
Derivatives (4)
ishpáatar "without money"
ishpáatrav "to break (something) in two"
ishpáatrip "to break off"
ishpáatsur "to break (something) off"
Source: WB 715, p.351
Note: Derivative forms may be transitive. Cf. ikpat 'to break by hitting', impat 'to become broken from heat'.
- xákararih vúra pananípshiih tóospat. I broke both my legs. [Reference: KV]
- pûuhara, xáy ápsiih néeshpat. No, I might get a leg broken. [Reference: WB T9. Coyote Goes to the Sky 048]
Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (5)